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TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) A database of finger and palm prints used by law enforcement and child welfare workers is in danger of failing and needs to be replaced, a Kansas Bureau of Investigation official…
A state health alliance is offering an opportunity to learn more about possible Medicaid (KanCare) expansion in Kansas. A community meeting, Break Down and Bounce Back Tour, will be offered from 5:30 to 7 p.m.…
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) Top Republican legislators on Wednesday blocked nearly $10 million that Kansas corrections officials argue they need to deal with prison overcrowding and said lawmakers might reject Democratic Gov. Laura Kellys choice…
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Lawmakers dropped a plan to increase oversight of Kansas’ troubled child welfare system in the final hours of their annual session, angering advocates. The provision that was eliminated would have created…
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) Kansas lawmakers approved a bill designed to prevent judges from lowering sentences for child sex offenders if they think the victims were willing participants in the crime. The state Senate gave…
Legalizing sports gambling in Kansas seemed like a safe bet earlier this year. Its a new source of tax dollars and enjoys bipartisan support. Yet so far, attempts to advance a sports gambling bill have…
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) Kansas lawmakers have tightened the financial requirements for a license to operate nursing homes after state regulators were forced to take over 22 struggling facilities last year. Officials with the Kansas…
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly and top Republican legislators met Wednesday to try to break a stalemate on expanding Medicaid in Kansas, only to fail after she demanded that lawmakers approve a…
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) A legislative fight over expanding Medicaid in Kansas is delaying approval of the states next annual budget as expansion supporters try to keep Republican opponents from blocking it for another year.…
LONDON (AP) British Prime Minister Theresa May was making a final push today to save her European Union withdrawal deal after her promise to step down gained the agreement some support but failed to…
